Thursday, January 3, 2013

Yesterday was my first day back to work which meant no more sleeping in. But when my alarm went off at 5am and I looked at the temperature outside, I decided to sleep in and run after work. It was 13F with a feels like temperature of 3F with 25mph winds. I have run in that cold of morning weather before but I just was not feeling up to it.

After work I stepped outside and was surprised to find it was snowing pretty hard. Big white flakes were swirling everywhere and driving was tricky. I kicked myself for not packing gym clothes so I could run on the treadmill. I wondered what I was going to do since I wanted to run but didn't know if the conditions were suitable. As I drove closer and closer to my house, the snow began to taper off and when I arrived home there was no snow at all.

I quickly changed into my running clothes and headed outside just as a few flakes began to fall. The streets were clear as I started out on my route and just to be safe I decided to stick to the neighborhood streets. The snow began to come down and soon the roads were covered with snow. I saw one other crazy runner out, but otherwise the streets were lonely.

Six snowy miles later I finally returned home, finished with my run and covered with snow.

It was not a very fast run but it was good to be out in the fresh air. I am glad I was able to get out before the snow really started coming down. Although I am not sure running after work proved to be any better than running in the morning. I love running in the snow but it can get slippery and dangerous. But running in the cold, cold temperatures and wind is not very appealing to me at all. Yesterday I chose the snow.

Being from Texas neither of those are things I really have to run in, but I would have definitely run after work just to see better if it was cold and icy. I would like to run in the snow, it seems so nice but I'm sure when it came down to it I'd probably chicken out and just head to the gym.

I would definitely choose snow over cold. I do not like running in super cold and windy temperatures at all! I am kind of a wimp. I have not ran outdoors since December which is pretty lame but like I said, I am a wimp. The temps have warmed up a bit here, though, so I am hoping to get an outdoor run in tomorrow morning.